Senior Software Engineer, Firmware - Cork, Ireland

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented software developers to enhance their Cloud Edge Datacenter solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge firmware support for high-performance silicon, collaborating with a global team of experts. Candidates should have a solid background in embedded software development, particularly in C programming and device driver development. The company values work-life balance and offers flexible work arrangements, ensuring employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will have a lasting impact on innovative technology solutions.

Benefits

Salary and performance-related bonus

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education Assistance

Relocation and immigration support

Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance

Subsidised memberships for well-being

Bicycle purchase scheme

Employee run clubs

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Proficient in C programming and debugging embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain software for Qualcomm SOCs and Edge Devices.
• Collaborate with teams to develop and test embedded systems software.

Skills

C Programming

Embedded Software Development

Device Driver Development

RTOS

Debugging

Embedded Linux

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

GNU/LLVM

JTAG/SWD

Git/Gerrit

Job description

Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

About the role

Qualcomm offers flexible work options tailored to our employee’s needs. These include a combination of work from home and working in our brand new, state of the art office in Penrose Dock, Cork.

Well-being and life balance are fundamental to Qualcomm as an employer. We recognise and understand that employees have missed spending quality time with loved ones and extended family.

As such, Cork Qualcomm policy allows our employees to blend short-term remote working with annual leave.

Qualcomm Cloud Edge Cork is looking for software developers, all levels, to join our global team on firmware support for Cloud Edge Datacenter use cases on premium tier high-performance silicon. The successful candidate will work on multiple layers of the software stack, closely with system architects, senior software engineers and hardware engineers located in Ireland and other global Qualcomm locations.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidates should have a background in embedded software development, in a range between 2 and 7+ years of experience in any of: Board Support Packages (BSP), Device driver development, RTOS, Secure Boot, Trust-zone, Low-speed peripheral interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), Chipset power blocks, Clock tree management, PCIe and efficient data movement using DMA, Embedded Linux development.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain software for Qualcomm SOCs and Edge Devices
• Design, develop and maintain device drivers and boot loaders for embedded systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and test embedded systems software
• Troubleshoot and debug software issues in embedded systems
• Work with hardware engineers to ensure software and hardware compatibility
• Embedded Linux software development, processes and documentation is a plus

Must have

• You must be able to code in C to a high standard

Beneficial to have:

• Experience with software feature design
• Experience with software development in C/C++ including unit-test, performance analysis, code coverage, static analysis
• (For Senior positions) Experience mentoring other software developers
• Experience using GNU/LLVM tools on embedded platforms using stop-mode debug tools such as JTAG/SWD
• Experience working with BSP development including device driver development, board-bring-up, RTOS’s, secure boot & trust zone
• Experience with development of peripheral drivers.
• Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks and multi-threaded programming
• Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools such as git/Gerrit
• Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)
• Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team
• Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills

Desirable Skills and Aptitudes:

• Familiar with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, LPDDR, USB
• Familiar with implementing Reliability, Accessibility and Serviceability (RAS) through use of technologies such as ECC, IPMI & PCI AER fields.
• Familiar with low speed interfaces such as I2C, SPI, SPMI, and SMBus
• Familiar with on-chip middleware for communication, logging and power control
• Experience working with and familiarity with important microprocessor building blocks like microprocessor execution levels, interrupt controller & timers
• Software development and debug tools including compilers, profilers, source control systems, emulators, JTAG and serial debuggers, and logic analyzers
• Familiarity with build and development for Embedded Linux through use of tools such as Yocto, Buildroot or OpenEmbedded
• Familiarity with the upstream Linux kernel community and the Linux kernel development process

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.